# #ff42e6

A color — warm, vivid, playful, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#ff42e6`
- RGB: rgb(255, 66, 230)
- HSL: hsl(308, 100%, 63%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.712 0.274 334.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.3087
- Nearest named color: Cupid’s Eye (#ff22dd, Δ 2.985) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cupids-eye
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ff42e6

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ff57e9, #ff66eb, #ff7aed, #ff8aef, #ff9ef2, #ffadf4, #ffc2f7, #ffd1f9, #ffe5fc, #fff5fe
- Shades (toward black): #ff24e2, #ff05de, #e600c7, #c700ac, #ad0096, #8f007c, #700061, #520047, #33002c, #140012

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #42ff5b
- Analogous: #ba42ff, #ff4287
- Triadic: #e6ff42, #42e6ff
- Split-complementary: #87ff42, #42ffba
- Tetradic: #ffba42, #42ff5b, #4287ff

## Colors that go with #ff42e6

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [harmony: complementary] — Emerald Green sits directly opposite #ff42e6 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #ff42e6: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Yellow Green** #9acd32 [harmony: split] — Yellow Green is a split-complement of #ff42e6: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellowgreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #ff42e6: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Goldenrod** #daa520 [harmony: triadic] — Goldenrod completes a triad with #ff42e6 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/goldenrod
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #ff42e6 in Snyk's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #ff42e6: Maybelline's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Maybelline (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/maybelline-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Dodger Blue** #1e90ff [pool] — Designers have shipped Dodger Blue with #ff42e6: JetBrains's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: JetBrains (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jetbrains-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dodgerblue

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 2.93:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d600ba (4.6:1); AA: background → #303030 (4.51:1); AAA: text → #a3008d (7.14:1); AAA: background → #030303 (7.05:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.17:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ff42e6-c19fb8-87cb62-2d1f25-eee9f1?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#ff42e6" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.